Footed Bowl with an Inscription and Vegetal Motifs

1247–48

On view, 2nd floor, Asian Art

The unusual glaze on this bowl was tinted with manganese to create a purple effect. Only a few examples with such coloring survive.

Medium: Stonepaste with carved decoration under transparent purple glaze
Dimensions: 4 5/8 × 7 in. (11.75 × 17.78 cm)
Credit Line: Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore
Accession Number: 1955.4.200
Geography: Yazd, Iran
Culture: Iranian/Persian, Islamic
Period: Il-khanid period (1256–1353)
Classification: Containers
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Provenance

Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore (1858–1955), New York; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

bowls (vessels)

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